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PR Newswire WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A report released earlier this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls allergy rates among U.S. children an "epidemic." According to the study, 5.1 percent of ...

Cricketer turned politician Imran Khan has held the chief of Mutthaida Qaumi Movement (MQM) directly responsible for the killing of a senior leader of his party in the city. "I hold Altaf Hussain directly responsible for the murder as he had openly ...

PHILADELPHIA: An abortion doctor convicted of killing three babies born alive at his rogue clinic dodged a possible death sentence on Tuesday in a hasty post-verdict deal with prosecutors. Dr. Kermit Gosnell waived his right to appeal in exchange ...

ELIZABETH, N.J. -- Life on the run for the Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker ended when he asked for a cup of coffee.Authorities are crediting an employee at a Starbucks in Philadelphia with recognizing 24-year-old ...

PHILADELPHIA — A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Obama has been arrested and charged with rape and other crimes. Authorities allege that former officer ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — A deer has taken a ride on a western Pennsylvania bus. The Johnstown Tribune-Democrat newspaper (http://bit.ly/14nGOx0) reports the white-tailed deer crashed through the windshield of a public bus being driven Tuesday evening in ...

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today asked the Chief Secretary to order a probe into protests staged by media personnel on being barred from covering the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here for filing of nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha ...

A Philadelphia jury says it's deadlocked on two counts in the murder trial of a longtime abortion provider.

Students on some Pennsylvania college campuses might be carrying more than their books.